History The Submariner, or how Rolex invented a category Before the 6204, you dove with a watch in spite of itself, not because of it. The story of the reference that created the dive watch as a genre. Read the story 12 May 2026 · 6 min read
Technique Beneath the dial: anatomy of an automatic movement Two hundred parts, four hertz, and the silence of honest mechanics. From mainspring to escapement, a tour of the machine you carry without seeing. Read the story 4 May 2026 · 7 min read
History Patek Nautilus: five minutes, a napkin, a revolution Patek Philippe in steel, sold at the price of a gold Calatrava. Forty-eight years on, horology’s riskiest bet remains a benchmark. Read the story 22 April 2026 · 5 min read
Portraits Five independent watchmakers to watch in 2026 Voutilainen, Rexhepi, Petermann-Bédat, MB&F, F.P. Journe: a tour of the workshops where, movement by movement, the future of horology is being written. Read the story 15 April 2026 · 7 min read
Investigations Tourbillon: horological genius or luxury marketing? Invented in 1801 to fight gravity in a waistcoat pocket, the tourbillon survives today as a 200,000€ myth. Useful or decorative? Read the story 3 April 2026 · 6 min read
History Seiko 1969: the Japanese watch that saved Swiss horology On 25 December 1969, Seiko unveiled a watch one hundred times more accurate than anything in existence. Switzerland took fifteen years to realise it had just been saved. Read the story 26 March 2026 · 6 min read
Guides Buying your first mechanical watch: a reasoned guide, 500 to 3,000 € Seiko 5, Tissot PRX, Hamilton Khaki, Longines, Tudor. Five tiers, five philosophies, and one rule: buy the one you’ll actually wear every day. Read the story 10 March 2026 · 8 min read
Technique Zaratsu: the Japanese art of polishing that defies the mirror A forgotten German machine, a mispronounced name, and sixty years later the gesture that separates a real Grand Seiko from any other. Read the story 28 February 2026 · 5 min read
Market Vintage, neo-vintage: where the market is going in 2026 The great vintage tide of the 2010s has receded. What it leaves behind sketches a polarised market, and one more demanding than ever about authenticity. Read the story 14 February 2026 · 7 min read